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Encyclopedia of Religion entry forCaityasOriginally the word Caitya meant the heap or mound under which the Buddhists placed the relics of their great saints. Then it came to denote a relic-structure within an assembly-hall, whereas a Stupa meant a relic-structure outside in the open air. See STUPAS. citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney
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